Patents by Inventor Alessandro FORTUNELLI

Alessandro FORTUNELLI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SCREENING METHODS AND RELATED CATALYSTS, MATERIALS, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200168300
    Abstract: Provided herein are screening methods to select catalysts having a desired set of target properties from a reference catalyst, and catalysts so obtained, as well as related catalysts material, composition, methods and systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: William A. GODDARD, III, Alessandro FORTUNELLI, Qi AN
  • Subnanometer to nanometer transition metal CO oxidation catalysts
    Patent number: 9849445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst defined in part by a conductive substrate; a film overlaying a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of metal clusters supported by the layer, wherein each cluster comprises between 8 and 11 atoms. Further provided is a catalyst defined in part by a conductive substrate; a layer overlaying a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of metal clusters supported by the layer, wherein each cluster comprises at least two metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Vajda, Alessandro Fortunelli, Hisato Yasumatsu
  • SUBNANOMETER TO NANOMETER TRANSITION METAL CO OXIDATION CATALYSTS
    Publication number: 20170087538
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst defined in part by a conductive substrate; a film overlaying a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of metal clusters supported by the layer, wherein each cluster comprises between 8 and 11 atoms. Further provided is a catalyst defined in part by a conductive substrate; a layer overlaying a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of metal clusters supported by the layer, wherein each cluster comprises at least two metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan VAJDA, Alessandro FORTUNELLI, Hisato YASUMATSU